Uploaded January 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Every crew member has a few strong opinions they’ve earned the hard way.
In this episode of Red Light, Green Light, Tyler Trepod and Piotr Moktry trade stories, gut reactions, and hard-won lessons from nights on set, nights off set, and everything in between.
They dig into questions like:
➡️ Have you ever pulled an all-nighter for your own creative project?
➡️ Has a lighting setup ever looked better in the BTS than in the actual cut?
➡️ Have you ever built a solution on set that worked better than anything you could rent?
➡️ Does data networking and CRMX make your brain short-circuit, or is it second nature?
From Denver, we’ve got Gaffer Tyler Trepod, who loves the technical side of lighting, from custom-built rigs to CRMX workflows. His background in molecular biology might explain why physics, problem-solving, and efficiency are flow state.
Coming from Dallas, we have Gaffer and DP Piotr Mokry, who balances lighting and camera, keeping things simple where he can. If the app works, it works. He also gets real about creative effort versus performance, and why the content you care least about sometimes does the best.
Press play to see which answers get a green light and which ones make everyone pause.
Meet Tyler: instagram.com/thegranitegaffer?igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ==
Meet Piotr:
instagram.com/pdmokry?igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ==
About the Series👇 An "Ask Me Anything" format centered around lighting and friendship? You're welcome. Join us in "Red Light Green Light" where we sit down with industry pros and dynamic duos to get a real look behind-the-scenes and into the minds of those who make your favorite films and shows. Or as we call 'em - the unsung heroes of production. Enjoy 🍿 Got a question you want us to add to the mix? Got a duo you want us to feature? Comment it below ✍️
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Summary:
Aputure's YouTube channel provides free high quality cinematography, lighting, and filmmaking educational content to help you take your film projects to the next level.
Every crew member has a few strong opinions they’ve earned the hard way.
In this episode of Red Light, Green Light, Tyler Trepod and Piotr Moktry trade stories, gut reactions, and hard-won lessons from nights on set, nights off set, and everything in between.
They dig into questions like:
➡️ Have you ever pulled an all-nighter for your own creative project?
➡️ Has a lighting setup ever looked better in the BTS than in the actual cut?
➡️ Have you ever built a solution on set that worked better than anything you could rent?
➡️ Does data networking and CRMX make your brain short-circuit, or is it second nature?
From Denver, we’ve got Gaffer Tyler Trepod, who loves the technical side of lighting, from custom-built rigs to CRMX workflows. His background in molecular biology might explain why physics, problem-solving, and efficiency are flow state.
Coming from Dallas, we have Gaffer and DP Piotr Mokry, who balances lighting and camera, keeping things simple where he can. If the app works, it works. He also gets real about creative effort versus performance, and why the content you care least about sometimes does the best.
Press play to see which answers get a green light and which ones make everyone pause.
Meet Tyler: instagram.com/thegranitegaffer?igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ==
Meet Piotr:
instagram.com/pdmokry?igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ==
About the Series👇 An "Ask Me Anything" format centered around lighting and friendship? You're welcome. Join us in "Red Light Green Light" where we sit down with industry pros and dynamic duos to get a real look behind-the-scenes and into the minds of those who make your favorite films and shows. Or as we call 'em - the unsung heroes of production. Enjoy 🍿 Got a question you want us to add to the mix? Got a duo you want us to feature? Comment it below ✍️
#cinematography #gaffers #filmlighting #behindthescenes #askmeanything
Want more free lighting and cinematography tutorials? Subscribe to us so you never miss an episode: goo.gl/QwazdM
🎥Subscribe to Aputure:
youtube.com/aputurephoto
facebook.com/aputure
instagram.com/aputure.lighting
twitter.com/AputureLighting
🎥Free Cinematography Lessons From Experts!
youtube.com/playlist?list=PLjnBD0tWOQ1-jsuV5e_jlOvtjr3nY7S9a
🎥Follow the Aputure User Groups:
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Asia: facebook.com/groups/aputureasia
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Japan: facebook.com/groups/aputurejp
Taiwan / Hong Kong / Macau User Group: facebook.com/groups/4418583988245636
Brazil: facebook.com/groups/1073050466408582
India: facebook.com/groups/667708807005184
Israel: facebook.com/groups/aputureisrael
🎥GET APUTURE GEAR:
http://lddy.no/3dkv
🎥MUSIC:
bit.ly/pb_aputure
Summary:
Aputure's YouTube channel provides free high quality cinematography, lighting, and filmmaking educational content to help you take your film projects to the next level.
